Octavian Brânzei (born 28 September 1928) was a Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[2][3] He was part of Politehnica Timișoara's team that won the 1957–1958 Cupa României, the first trophy in the club's history.[4] In 2008 Brânzei received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Timișoara title.[5][6][7][8]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Beba Veche, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | Unknown | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1949 | Electrica Timișoara | ||
| 1949–1958 | Politehnica Timișoara[a] | 151 | (6) |
| 1958–1959 | CFR Timișoara | ||
| 1960–1962 | Farul Constanța[b] | 34 | (0) |
| 1963 | IMU Medgidia | ||
| Total | 185 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1957 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editOctavian Brânzei played two games at international level for Romania making his debut in a friendly against Bulgaria which ended with a 2–0 loss.[9][10] He also played in a 3–0 victory against Greece at the 1958 World Cup qualifiers.[9][11]
Honours
editPolitehnica Timișoara
Farul Constanța
Notes
edit- ^ The statistics for the 1952 Divizia B season are unavailable, also the 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Politehnica Timișoara are not official.[1]
- ^ The statistics for the 1961–62 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Octavian Brânzei at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Octavian Brânzei at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Octavian Brânzei at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Întâlnire cu istoria, în Sala Polivalentă de la Centrul de Conferințe al Universității Politehnica Timișoara, pentru o dublă aniversare" [Meeting with history, in the Multipurpose Room at the Conference Center of the Polytechnic University of Timișoara, for a double anniversary] (in Romanian). Ziarultimisoara.ro. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Istoria Politehnicii Timișoara – episodul 2: Două Cupe și sute de amintiri" [The history of Politehnica Timișoara – episode 2: Two Cups and hundreds of memories] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Timișoarei" [Honorary citizens of Timișoara] (PDF) (in Romanian). Primariatm.ro.
- ^ "Titluri de Cetățeni de Onoare pentru foștii jucători ai Științei Timișoara din sezonul 1957–1958" [Titles of Honorary Citizens for former players of Timișoara Science from the 1957–1958 season] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Cîştigaţi Cupa!" [Win the cup!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Octavian Brânzei". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Bulgaria – Romania 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Greece 3:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
External links
edit- Octavian Brânzei at Labtof.ro
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